Virginia Bill Proposes Multifamily Dwelling Broadband Rules
A Virginia bill would establish restrictions on arrangements between ISPs and owners of multifamily dwelling units (MDU). State Rep. Debra Gardner (D) prefiled the bill, HB-1709, last week, which would bar MDU owners from "accepting payment from a provider of…
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broadband service for granting such provider mere access to the landlord's tenants or giving such tenants mere access to such service." The bill would also bar landlords from requiring tenants to pay for service "unless the landlord itself is the provider of the service." Gardner's measure comes after the FCC adopted rules in 2022 barring revenue sharing and exclusivity agreements between ISPs and MDU owners.